Attorney At Law


Ambassador George W. Haley received a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from Morehouse College in 1949. He then enrolled at the University of Arkansas where he received his law degrees, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Juris Doctor (JD) in 1952 and 1967, respectively. In 2003, he was awarded Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Utica College in New York, and a Doctor of Laws from The University of Arkansas. Ambassador Haley was appointed by President Bill Clinton to serve as United States Ambassador to The Republic of The Gambia from 1998 to 2001. Prior to his appointment, Ambassador Haley served in several senior government positions. He was General Counsel and Congressional Liaison of the United States Information Agency, and Chief Counsel at the United States Urban Mass Transportation. He was appointed by President George H.W. Bush as Chairman of the United States Postal Rate Commission. Mr. Haley also served as a State Senator in Kansas, and Deputy City Attorney in Kansas City, Kansas. While in the private sector, Mr. Haley practiced Business law, Commercial transactions, and International law in Washington, D.C., and served as legal consultant to many organizations.

Ambassador Haley served as Legal Advisor to the Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) from 1978-1984, and was a member of the United States Monitoring Panel of UNESCO meetings in Paris in 1984. Mr. Haley co-authored an article entitled Darfur; A Defining Moment for African Leaders-World Press Review October 2004.

The United States Department of State has recruited Ambassador Haley to lecture on International Relations in various African countries including, among others, South Africa, Botswana, Swaziland, Togo, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kenya, Senegal, and Lesotho.